Tidying up the two rooms was simple.
The rooms were given a quick cleaning every day, so all they needed was to have the bedding laid out.
It was cold in the winter, so the family had already started heating the kangs. Grace Winslow went ahead to ask Gregory Winslow to help get the heated brick beds going.
Archer Rhys and the old master didn't act like strangers. They were already quite familiar with Gregory Winslow, so upon meeting, they went straight to the living room to drink tea and chat.
Irene Lynch, for her part, put the child down and went to cook.
"You're the lucky one, with your whole family living together. It's so lively. Not like me, just an old man all alone in the house. You can't imagine how lonely it is." The old master looked at Gregory Winslow, his eyes full of envy.
The days of family reunions were long gone for him.
